Mr. Tim Gitonga serves as the Managing Director at Spire Bank. Mr. Gitonga is a seasoned banker with a career spanning over 15 years and has a wealth of diverse experience in Retail and Enterprise banking segments. He joined Spire from HF Group where he served as Director – Business Operations, overseeing several functions including IT, Corporate and SME Banking, Asset Finance and Insurance Premium Financing, Operations, Project Finance, Marketing and branch business development. Prior to that he held the position of Ag. Retail Banking Director at NIC Bank, and prior to that was Head of Business Banking.
Mr. Gitonga holds a first class honours Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters of Business Administration in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi.
He also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and is an Associate of Kenya Institute of Bankers. He has also undergone various leadership training both in Kenya and abroad.

Management Team

Mr Onesmus Muia

Serves as Head of Asset Finance and Leasing at Spire Bank. He is experienced in Asset Finance, Corporate and SME Lending, IPF, Leasing and Credit Operations. Previously worked for NIC Bank Ltd and Housing Finance.

Josephine Musembi

Serves as Head of Legal at Spire Bank. Previously worked for K-Rep Bank. Advocate of the High court of Kenya, a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public. Member of Law Society of Kenya.

Mr. Brian Kilonzo

Mr. Brian Kilonzo serves as Head of Credit Risk at Spire Bank Ltd. Experienced in banking sector on credit matters. Previously worked for K-Rep Bank, Middle East Bank and Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA).

Ms. Kathleen Murungi

Ms. Kathleen Murungi serves as the Head of Risk and Compliance at Spire Bank. Ms Murungi has previously worked for Housing Finance, Diamond Trust Bank and Imperial Bank.

David Igweta

Mr. David Igweta serves as the Head of Technology and Operations at Spire Bank ltd. He previously worked at NIC Bank Group ltd where he served as the G M-Information and Communication Technology for the Group.

Mr. Bobby Otieno

Mr. Bobby Otieno serves as the Head of Treasury at Spire Bank. He has over twenty five years of extensive experience in the banking sector across various countries in Africa. Mr. Otieno has also previously worked for Ecobank, Family Bank, Equity Bank, Stanbic Bank & Citibank.

Established as a Finance Company in 1983, Spire Bank commenced operations as a fully-fledged commercial bank in 1995.

In June 2010 Equatorial Commercial Bank merged with Southern Credit Banking Corporation, creating a new enlarged bank under the Equatorial Commercial Bank brand.